In this engaging session Professor Simon Hackett and Stuart Allardyce will together explore the role of digital technology in harmful sexual behaviour between children.
Simon will share the latest developments in his operational framework for professionals exploring harmful sexual behaviours. Stuart will share findings from action research undertaken in Glasgow working with young people who had displayed harmful sexual behaviours online. He will also describe prevention initiatives developed collaboratively with young people in a school setting drawing on evidence from this study.
| Ticket Type | Price | Cart |
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| Student - Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Online: AoCPP and CSA Centre learning week - Tuesday 14th November | £20.00 | |
| Members - Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Online: AoCPP and CSA Centre learning week - Tuesday 14th November | £30.00 | |
| Non Members - Understanding Child Sexual Abuse Online: AoCPP and CSA Centre learning week - Tuesday 14th November | £35.00 |
Simon is a Professor in the Department of Sociology working primarily on issues associated with child maltreatment and sexual harm. He is a member of the Board of Directors of NOTA (www.nota.co.uk) and the Executive Board of ATSA (www.atsa.com), two of the largest professional associations globally concerned with protecting children through improving responses to people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the CSA Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse.
Director of Lucy Faithfull Foundation with responsibilities for Stop It Now! Scotland, Stuart qualified as a social worker in 1998, working for the next two decades with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours as a practitioner, manager and trainer. Currently vice chair of NOTA UK and Ireland (National Organisation for the Treatment of Abuse) and honorary researcher at Strathclyde University. Trustee of White Ribbon Scotland and Associate at Centre for Youth And Criminal Justice. Co-author of ‘Working with Children and Young People Who Have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviour’ (Dunedin Press, 2018), ‘Sibling Sexual Abuse: A Knowledge and Practice Overview’ (Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse, 2021) and ‘Sibling sexual behaviour: A summary guide to responding to inappropriate, problematic and abusive behaviour’ (Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse, 2023).
It has improved my knowledge and understanding about the range of harms caused to children and their impact as I have been able to network with a wide range of experts from the UK and beyond. There is no other multidisciplinary association for child protection professionals focused on learning to support and improve practice and policy
